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Sending trash overseas The reason to send trash overseas is unfortunately simple, mark_wpduet / Mark: it is cheaper than anything you can do here, because trash is sent to countries where there are neither regulations nor controls. On this side of the world, instead, even to send trash to a...

I thinks that this sounds like advertising... ...although I do not know what interests it promotes. It is true that plastics is difficult to recycle, and actually it is rather downcycled than recycled. Nevertheless, at least some of the plastic can be recycled (and some countries are better...

What am I missing? According to Wikipedia "Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH, PVA, or PVAl) is a water-soluble synthetic polymer." Now, if it is water-soluble, it couldn't ever produce microplastics, which does not mean it is good for the environment (I have no idea whether it is) but surely...

Not to be picky... ...but this so-called "Laundry Evangelist" sells soap (soap!) for use in washing machines, enough said

Boot twisted Something like that was shown in another thread some time ago, and the only possible explanation seemed to be that something was caught between the boot and the glass door (user error) so that when the machine spun it caused that damage

Reply #36 - The downfalls of tech... Well, Chetlaham, what you are showing is not the downfalls of tech, but the downfalls of poor quality. Because yes, there are good switches that last a lifetime, but unfortunately they are not the cheapest. Then, if what you mean is that "tech" is often...

And thank you once again, Ultramatic / Louis ...for many very enjoyable threads and posts

Now that you make me think about it... I run dishwasher every two or three days, but I run the "Rinse & Hold" program every time I put something in: does this count as pre-rinsing? Because actually the dishes are pre-rinsed when they are washed

Curiosity I think it is inevitable to ask you where have you found 14 driers and four washers, combo52 / John. And even if you are a professional repairman, I am wondering if you plan to resell them (well, I assume you do not have that much laundry to do...). I just hope you don't mind me...

Yves Saint Laurent's quote: "I wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes."

Liquid abd powder oxygen bleach Actually liquid oxygen bleach here is recommended for colours (it's called "delicate bleach"): it is just hydrogen peroxide. The problem with powder oxygen bleach (sodium percarbonate) is that when it dissolves in water it produces oxygen (and here we are fine)...

That's my job... I work exactly in this domain: safety of electronic systems (where "safety" means that nobody is killed). While it is surely possible to produce a perfectly safe self-driving car, it is extremely difficult (for trains it is much, much easier, although the situation is not much...

Automatic corrector I think that RP2813 / Ralph referred to the fact that the title of this topic reads "Lindt" instead of "lint"

Replies #6 and #7 Both Wikipedia pages do not mention or reference any source, and hence they are both unacceptable and unreliable according to the norms of Wikipedia itself. The google-translated version of the pages does not give a better impression

Thank you very much Kb0nes / Phil Very clear and informative, especially the difference between an "inverter" and a "switching power supply"!

What customers want... "Manufacturers really need to improve durability make them simpler and make them more easily repaired." but this is neither what customers want nor what makes dishwashers sold

It is not the answer to your question... ...but just out of curiosity, how does it happen that you have to clean the spray arms every week? I cannot remember ever having had to clean mine. Could it be a problem with the filter?

Thank you, but no, thank you Don't get me wrong, I do not think there is any health issue with this sort of products, but I prefer to eat less meat, much much less, but on the rare occasions when I eat meat, I prefer that it is as "traditional" as possible (at least organic)

Electrolux Z320 is an old friend... That's exactly the vacuum we had at my parents' home, really built like a tank, with a chassis made of die-cast aluminium

Have you said "good eyes", chetlaham? It's not only you: to me too the holes of the top socket look bigger than those of the bottom socket, but I don't have an explanation for that although looking on Wikipedia it seems that the Swiss socket may have smaller holes than the...